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Do we need a new model of cosmology?
Astrophysicists are questioning the nature of the universe.
Can we get plastic waste under control?
The UN attempts a global treaty on plastic, and the science of heartbreak.
Ugly animals and asteroid Apophis
Plus, from wastewater monitoring to vaccines, how COVID-19 irrevocably altered science.
Is treated sewage worse for the environment than raw?
Plus animal medicine and Eurovision
Is gene therapy the future?
Plus, how aerosols change the weather and the secret vibrations bees make to communicate.
Micro Nuclear Reactors
Can miniature nuclear reactors help us get to net zero by 2050?
Why do we sleep?
We all know sleep is important – but why do we do it?
How do we solve antibiotic resistance?
Also, the inescapable pull of a black hole and an EU ban on smoky flavoured crisps.
Are implanted brain chips the future?
Also how we measure distance in space and what drugs in sewage are doing to our frogs.
Taylor Swift Seismology
We delve into the geophysics of Taylor Swift’s seismic Eras tour.
What makes an effective protest?
Also, a smiling robot, landfill methane emissions, and the perfect temperature for humans.
Sun, sea... and science
Misunderstood seagulls, ice cream chemistry and the science of sun safety.
Wimbledon Grass Science
Could white paint help tackle climate change? And 'synthetic embryos' for research.
Should Antarctica be off limits?
Also, we dip into the Seine’s Olympic clean-up, and is Flying Ant Day really just one day?
CERN’s Supercollider Plan
Is the 17 billion Euro project worth it?
How much of a risk is space junk?
Also, sex before sport and how oceans influence how hot it is.
Going for gold
Turning e-waste into jewellery and the genetics of a gold medal Olympian.
Beavers of London
As beaver kits arrive in London, we ask if we should bring wilderness back to UK cities.
Why aren’t we eating more insects?
We try some cricket tacos – and ask what role insects might play in our future diets.
Predicting everything
Also, the latest on Alzheimer's drugs and how we work out Paralympic classifications.
The Grenfell cladding
Why was the Grenfell Tower cladding so dangerous?
The first civilian spacewalk
Also, the science of what we do with our nuclear waste and why.
Is lab-grown meat the future of food?
From how it's made to farmers' perceptions, a deep dive into the edible innovation.
How green is space travel?
We discuss whether a boom in space travel could be a problem for Earth’s climate.
Could coal shut-down mark new era for energy?
What difference will closure of the UK’s last coal-fired power station make?
Should we bring back extinct animals?
A US company claims it will bring back a woolly mammoth by 2028 – how and why?
Are our carbon sinks failing?
What’s happening to our carbon sinks?
Whatever happened to graphene?
Twenty years on from the discovery of wonder material graphene, is it changing the world?
Spooky Science
It’s our Halloween special, featuring blood-sucking leeches, the undead and pumpkin waste.
COP29: Are climate summits working?
What is the point of UN climate conferences, and are they really doing enough?
Nuclear medicine shortages and Jane Goodall on COP29
What are medical isotopes and why are we short of them? And we chat to Jane Goodall.
